Carter came to pick me up as soon as Spencer and Liam left me, all alone. He came in the same car he had come in the day Liam and I crashed into a tree. "I'm so glad you came, I'm tired and my feet are killing me." I told Carter as soon as I got in the car. Instead of replying, he said, "Please strap on your seatbelt, Emerald." He instructed and I did so as he drove off. My mind flashed back to Liam, and his strange reaction. Did I upset him: was he angry with me? Maybe he knew this was going to happen all along, that's why he warned me about going to school in the first place. Things could've ended way worse back there, seeing that Spencer was the only one who could defend herself, I was completely useless. I didn't like the feeling of helplessness that this entire situation made me feel,
